All Hollows' Eve, at the Stroke of Midnight, the Calatrava Spire Vanishes, Forever

click images for larger view Slowly, the eerie clouds wrap around Santiago Calatrava's twisting phantom tower.  The clock strikes twelve...

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Abandoned Building To Luxury Tower: 111 West Wacker Sikorsky's towards completion

click images for larger view Unloaded, the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter looks a bit like a mutant orange insect:  big head, long spine,...

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111 West Wacker's Red Crane Flies the Coop

Take a last look - it's deconstruction time. This was the scene at  111 West Wacker , formerly known as the abandoned, uncompleted Water...

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The Three Red Cranes of 111 West Wacker

111 West Wacker, at Clark Street along the river, may be the oldest new building in Chicago.  A long time ago - 2006 to be exact - the site ...

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Waterview has Risen from the Grave! (as 111 West Wacker)

from left: Chicago Department of Buildings Commissioner Michael Merchant, Department of Housing and Economic Development Commissioner Andrew...

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